From the Grant Writing Team
Grants are an important source of funding at LCM, and the Grant Writing Team has been called into action to write grants that will provide some $70,000 for 2015 (more than 28% of the funds needed to aid our neighbors in need). Dedicated to achieving this worthy goal, team members engaged in aggressive grant writing to secure funding for 2015. Their efforts on behalf of the Ministry and its mission have paid off, for LCM has been blessed with the support of grantors that have entrusted us with their funds in 2015, and we are pleased to pay tribute to them.
While some grants support ongoing programs offered at LCM, others allow us to enhance an existing service or offer a new service or resource to neighbors in need. One of our newer programs includes the offering of Denture Services to enable recipients to smile again and instill them with confidence to pursue enjoying their food, re-entering the job market, and facing others with a new sense of self-worth. LCM has been awarded a $9,000 grant from the Bedford Community Health Foundation to provide dentures to LCM clients who reside in Bedford County. The Bedford Community Health Foundation works with nonprofits to improve the health and lives of so many people in our area, and we are honored to collaborate with them.
The Grant Writing Team focused on locating a similar grant that would facilitate the provision of Denture Services to our neighbors in Franklin County. That search led us to The Foundation for Roanoke Valley where among their funding priorities is the provision of quality oral health care for populations not served or underserved, and LCM was awarded a $7,500 grant.
With the Food and Milk Voucher Programs being important resources for our neighbors in need and Food Aid representing nearly 49% of the total budget for Client Aid, the Grant Writing Team wrote grants and received awards from the following grantors:
We gratefully acknowledge each grantor. Our goal through the use of their funds and all we do at the Ministry is to enable our neighbors in need through good nutrition, oral health care and support to move forward toward self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. The Grant Writing Team looks forward to informing you of the results of our latest initiatives.
Grants are an important source of funding at LCM, and the Grant Writing Team has been called into action to write grants that will provide some $70,000 for 2015 (more than 28% of the funds needed to aid our neighbors in need). Dedicated to achieving this worthy goal, team members engaged in aggressive grant writing to secure funding for 2015. Their efforts on behalf of the Ministry and its mission have paid off, for LCM has been blessed with the support of grantors that have entrusted us with their funds in 2015, and we are pleased to pay tribute to them.
While some grants support ongoing programs offered at LCM, others allow us to enhance an existing service or offer a new service or resource to neighbors in need. One of our newer programs includes the offering of Denture Services to enable recipients to smile again and instill them with confidence to pursue enjoying their food, re-entering the job market, and facing others with a new sense of self-worth. LCM has been awarded a $9,000 grant from the Bedford Community Health Foundation to provide dentures to LCM clients who reside in Bedford County. The Bedford Community Health Foundation works with nonprofits to improve the health and lives of so many people in our area, and we are honored to collaborate with them.
The Grant Writing Team focused on locating a similar grant that would facilitate the provision of Denture Services to our neighbors in Franklin County. That search led us to The Foundation for Roanoke Valley where among their funding priorities is the provision of quality oral health care for populations not served or underserved, and LCM was awarded a $7,500 grant.
With the Food and Milk Voucher Programs being important resources for our neighbors in need and Food Aid representing nearly 49% of the total budget for Client Aid, the Grant Writing Team wrote grants and received awards from the following grantors:
- Food Lion Charitable Foundation awarded a $3,000 Feeding the Hungry grant for the purchase of healthy food supplies and milk vouchers, thus providing financial support for programs dedicated to feeding the hungry in the communities Food Lion serves.
- The Greater Lynchburg Community Trust awarded a $10,000 grant to provide healthy food supplies and nutrition education to neighbors in need within our defined service area in Bedford County.
- The United Way of Franklin County awarded a $5,000 grant for the Food and Milk Voucher Program for Franklin County neighbors and also honored us with their acceptance of LCM as a Partner Agency.
We gratefully acknowledge each grantor. Our goal through the use of their funds and all we do at the Ministry is to enable our neighbors in need through good nutrition, oral health care and support to move forward toward self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. The Grant Writing Team looks forward to informing you of the results of our latest initiatives.